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EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution authorities to A Girl Unknown, nan debut characteristic by Chinese filmmaker Zou Jing.
The movie premiered successful nan Critics Weeks conception of nan 2026 Cannes Film Festival wherever it won nan Fipresci Prize and nan Gan Foundation Award. This week, nan Munich International Film Festival awarded it nan CineVision title prize for Best International Film by an Emerging Director.
Following a “tour” of North American autumn movie festivals, Greenwich plans a theatrical merchandise successful early 2027.
The synopsis reads: “Unfolding complete 15 years during nan highest of China’s strict One Child argumentation pinch its traumatic effect connected young girls, A Girl Unknown is simply a poignant, naturalistic coming-of-age communicative that traces nan displacement and resilience of an adopted young woman. The movie follows her tumultuous travel arsenic she lives crossed 4 chopped households and takes connected 3 different names, exploring nan heavy existential anxieties of adoption.”
The film’s formed includes kid character Cao Ruofan and rising prima Li Gengxi (Resurrection) and builds upon Zou’s 2021 award-winning short Lili Alone. A Girl Unknown primitively won nan Cannes Critics’ Week Next Step apical task prize during its improvement phase. Both films were photographed by Zhongqiang Liang, hubby of nan director.
The woody was negotiated betwixt Greenwich and Agathe Mauruc of Pyramide International connected behalf of nan filmmakers.
“A Girl Unknown is simply a movie astir erasure, survival, and nan vulnerable occurrence of becoming oneself. I’m profoundly grateful to Greenwich Entertainment for bringing nan girl’s travel to audiences successful nan U.S.,” said head Zou Jing.
“Like nan champion of caller Chinese cinema, friendly individual dramas echo immense societal changes arsenic individual destiny is subtly shaped by larger forces. We’re very pleased Pyramide gave america nan opportunity to coming this breathtaking caller cinematic female sound from China,” added Greenwich Entertainment.
The movie is simply a Chinese-French co-production from Pure Light Films, Maneki Films, Memoria Films, Emei Film Group, and Eagle Media pinch Arte France Cinéma and produced by Wang Yang, Didar Domehri, Cao Xi.
